The U.S. healthcare system continues its push away from a fee-for-service system toward value-based care, but providers and payers can't seem to agree on a universal definition for value-based care.
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Spine robots have proven effective in assisting surgeons with the placement of pedicle screws, but lag behind the capabilities of robots in other medical specialties such as urology and general surgery.
Payton Fennell, DO, was named Novant Health's primary care sports medicine director for the greater Charlotte, N.C., market, according to a June 22 announcement.
From mentorship to pushing forward new technology, spine surgeons are thinking about their 2021 goals halfway through the year.
An update on Medtronic's Supreme Court bid and four more notes on spine and orthopedic device companies:
Rothman Orthopaedic Institute partnered with Aetna, a CVS Health company, for in-network care in Florida, effective June 1.
Two spine surgeons recently performed Monmouth Medical Center's 100th robotic spine surgery, which they see as the future of the specialty, The Link News reports.
The number of patients treated for tuberculosis after undergoing spine surgery with FiberCel, a bone matrix allograft, is growing.
Eleven patients who received AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine in England and India have developed a rare neurological disorder that affects the brain and spinal cord, the Business Standard reports.
Christopher Glattes, MD, a spine surgeon at Nashville, Tenn.-based Elite Sports Medicine + Orthopedics, grew up with a mother who was a surgical scrub nurse.